Belly Binding: Why It's Essential for Postpartum Healing + Womb Support

In the postpartum window, the womb is open, the organs are shifting, and the abdominal tissues are tender and spacious. Belly binding, known in Ayurveda as Udarabandhana, is an ancient practice of gently wrapping the lower belly to provide containment, warmth, and support.

Benefits of Ayurvedic Belly Binding

• Supports the uterus as it shrinks back to size

• Holds abdominal organs in place to prevent prolapse

• Improves posture and comfort while nursing

• Encourages circulation and warmth in the womb space

• Provides energetic containment for emotional safety

• Grounds Vata and stabilizes the nervous system

Belly binding is a ritual of remembrance. It tells the womb:
You are safe. You are held. You can close now.